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Sunday, October 07, 2007

888 Reading Challenge

Hostess: 3M of the fabulous 1 More Chapter blogThe Goal: Read 8 books in each of 8 different categories in 2008 - Participants choose their own categories

Time Frame: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2008

Challenge Page:888 - All the rules and the participants (with their lists) can be found on this page.

After much deliberation I have chosen the following categories and books. Books that overlap are highlighted.

Young Adult Novels1. River Secrets by Shannon Hale2. Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable3. Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan4. Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan5. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud6. The Astonishing Life of Octavia Nothing by M.T. Anderson7. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke8. Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleFirst in a Series1. Magyk2. Jane & the Unpleasantness of Scargrave Manor3. The Queen's Man by Sharon K. Penman4. High Rhymes and Misdemeanors by Diana Killian5. Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable6. The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block7. Goodnight, Irene by Jan Burke8. The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters

Favorite Authors 1. Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett2. Touchstone by Laurie King3. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz4. We Shall Not Sleep by Anne Perry5. Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver6. Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett7. Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline (her 1st book)8. The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters

Mysteries1. Death of a Mystery Writer by Robert Barnard2. Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear3. The Body in the Kelp by Katherine Hall Page4. The Queen's Man by Sharon K. Penman5. Murder on the Rocks by Karen MacInerney6. High Rhymes and Misdemeanors by Diana Killian7. Alone by Lisa Gardner8. Murder Runs in the Family by Anne George

Books That Have Languished on My Shelves for Over a Year1. Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth2. Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Look by Katharine Weber3. Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint4. A Spectacle of Corruption by David Liss5. Cassndra Lost by Joanna Catherine Scott6. Green Darkness by Anya Seton7. A Catch of Consequence by Diana Norman8. Grandmother and the Priests

Books I've Received Free (Contests, ARCs, Gifts) 1. The Reincarnationist by M.J. Rose2. Birth House by Ami McKay3. Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn4. Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde5. The Constant Princess by Phillippa Gregory6. 3:16 by Max Lucado7. Everything by Design: My Life as an Architect by Alan Lapidus8. Alone by Lisa Gardner9. Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb10. On Borrowed Wings by Chandra Prasad11. A Simple Plan by Scott Smith

Whew! Am I up to this big of a challenge? The really great thing about this list is that all the books, except one, are books that I own.

This is a great challenge, but I'm going to refrain from joining. I do like your lists for Books That Have Languished On My Shelves for Over a Year and Books I've received Free. Those two are my biggest stacks!

Lynne, it's a huge challenge, isn't it? I had to real think about it before joining.

Joy, I do not own Invasive Procedure by Orson Scott Card, but all the others are on the shelves. Most have been mooched. There's so many more I could have added. That's where another challenge will help me out.

Melissa, thanks for the vote of confidence. I'll need urging on this one.

Kaye, I am a slow reader actually, but I read some every day.

Susan, thank-you. We'll have to cheer each other on.

Carrie, fifty-six books is quite daunting. I'm not sure I read that many books in a year.

How do you people do challenges like this? I know for me, I would make a list and then ignore all the books on it! I am too moody to make lists, and there are books that I want to read coming out next year... I am amazed at people that can set reading goals and actually follow through. If I could, my TBR pile would likely shrink a great deal faster! (Who am I kidding, I would still buy, which would not help in the slightest!)

Phew!! You have more guts than me, lol! This is such a cool challenge but there's no way I'd complete this one. I know you will though! You have some incredible picks, can't wait to follow your progress! Sorry I haven't been by in so long :( Life has been so busy lately!